Contributing to her respect for the vulnerability of time is Argurén’s fascination with the power of fragility. Often manifested in her work through floral arrangements or the delicate posturing of women, Argurén aims to present vulnerability as one of life’s most admirable experiences: “People who dare to show their fragility are paradoxically so strong. It’s beautiful, and I think and it inspires me. I believe that life’s beauty rests in the silky softness of a petal. The fragile and the strong growing on the same branch.” Additionally, Arguén finds the gradient between light and darkness inspirational and transcendent. “Light and shadow are the beauty of life. When they meet, I can see a magical and timeless calm in which the content of life is written.” Argurén’s passion for photography was birthed three years ago when she moved back into her childhood home outside of Jönköping, Sweden, with her family. Now residing near lake Vätern, Argurén is surrounded by deserted areas speckled with aged, decaying houses. This accounts for the vintage, haunting beauty of her photography, which is always captured in natural light and paired with flowers collected from her garden. “I now walk the same paths I did when I was a child. The same gnarled trees give off shadows, and still, the magic remains in the light there. Something awoke inside me and I wanted to explore it further,” she explains. The nostalgia gave rise to the unanticipated desire to create, and from there Argurén pursued photography as a hobby, while she worked as a teacher during the week. Eventually, she opened an Instagram account to feature her artwork, and she continued to take online courses in photography. When fans began to ask for printed copies of her work, Argurén obliged, and gradually started to participate in fine art shows. Working mostly with her children, friends, or her friends’ children as models, shooting without an assistant in natural lighting quickly posed a challenge to Argurén.
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